[NHCOLL-L:2001] 13th Canadian Paleontology Conference (CPC-2003) - Second Circular
William Douglas Boyce
wdb at zeppo.geosurv.gov.nf.ca
Tue Jul 15 14:32:49 EDT 2003
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PALEONTOLOGY DIVISION
GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
THIRTEENTH CANADIAN PALEONTOLOGY CONFERENCE (CPC-2003)
September 19th - 21st, 2003
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, EDMONTON, ALBERTA
SECOND CIRCULAR
Welcome to Edmonton!
The 13th annual Canadian Paleontology Conference (CPC-2003) will be
held in Edmonton, Alberta, on September 19th-21st, 2003, at the
universities Telus Centre conference facility. The University of
Alberta's departments of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and
Biological Sciences are pleased to host this years meeting and to
showcase their long, vibrant, and ongoing tradition of
paleontological research. The University of Alberta currently has
six academic paleontologists on staff, two active professors emeriti,
nearly twenty graduate students, and an Honours Paleontology
undergraduate degree program boasting twenty-three registered
students!
The City of Edmonton is firmly anchored to the Upper Cretaceous
bedrock of the Edmonton Formation which is beautifully exposed along
the scenic banks and ravines of the North Saskatchewan River.
Edmonton and its Cretaceous rocks are also the source name for the
dinosaur genera Edmontosaurus and Edmontonia - a hadrosaur and
ankylosaur respectively. No other Canadian city can claim two
dinosaur genera!
On behalf of the CPC 2003 we invite you to come experience a bit our
paleontological history and to glimpse a bit of our academic future.
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CPC 2003 Host Committee
CO-CHAIRS:
Dr. Brian D.E. Chatterton,
Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
1-01A Earth Sciences Building
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E9
ph. 1-780-492-3983
e-mail: brian.chatterton at ualberta.ca
and
Dr. Michael W. Caldwell, Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences & Dept. of Biological Sciences,
University of Alberta Laboratory for Vertebrate Palaeontology,
CW-405 Biological Sciences Building, 11145 Saskatchewan Drive,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E9
ph. 1-780-492-3458, FAX 1-780-492-9234
e-mail: mw.caldwell at ualberta.ca
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Air Travel
The Edmonton International Airport is located 35 km from the
University of Alberta. The airport is serviced by a large number of
commercial and regional airlines with access to all major Canadian
centers.
The CPC 2003 has not made travel arrangements with any
particular airline carrier, though for student attendees, discounted
travel arrangements can be made through Travel CUTS Edmonton
(780-492-2592), or any local Travel CUTS outlet.
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Local Transportation
Ground Transportation
Ground transportation from the Edmonton International Airport
to the University of Alberta Campus can be accomplished in several
ways; 1) Car rental at the airport; 2) taxi service costing
approximately $30.00 one way; 3) Airport Hotel Shuttle service; 4)
Sky Shuttle Service. The final option provides efficient service
directly to the university campus and is detailed below.
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SKY SHUTTLE CHARTERS
Door to door service is available anywhere in the city on a prearranged basis.
ROUTES
Downtown - serves nine hotels and the Greyhound Bus Terminal
Westend - serves six hotels and West Edmonton Mall
University - serves six hotels and the Southside Campus Towers (University)
Note: Service available at other select hotels on a pre-arranged
basis, minimum one hour in advance.
FREQUENCY
University - operates on a 45 minute frequency Sunday to Friday on
a 1 hour frequency on Saturdays and holidays. The schedule for
travel to the university can be found online at:
http://www.edmontonskyshuttle.com/SkySuttle%20Schedule/UniversitySchedule.htm
SKY SHUTTLE RATES & TICKET INFORMATION
New rates effective March 1, 2002.
South of 63 Avenue $10
One-way $13
Open Ended Return $20
Children $6.00 (ages 3-12, one way)
Sky Shuttle tickets are available at the airport Sky Shuttle booth,
or on shuttles themselves. Cash and all major credit cards are
accepted.
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Parking
Parking is available on campus for either personal or rented
automobiles. If conference attendees notify the organizing committee
in advance, we can arrange for a reduced "Guest" daily parking fee
while on campus. See the following:
Definition
Guests are defined as individuals who visit your office on an
occasional basis. An individual employed by or enrolled in a course
offered by the University, cannot be considered a guest. Parking
reservations made for staff members are charged at the full daily
rate for the area reserved. In accordance with Revenue Canada
regulations, parking paid for by an office on behalf of a staff
member is treated as a taxable benefit for the staff member and, in
such instances, Parking Services is obligated to notify Human
Resources so the appropriate tax forms can be generated.
Payment Options
Bookings can only be made for areas where there is a kiosk attendant
on duty. The kiosk attendant will be provided with the names of your
guests or the name of your function. We request that you advise your
guests to identify themselves to the kiosk attendant or provide the
name of the function they are attending, and to pay the applicable
parking fee. The following payment methods are accepted: indent,
Parking Services coupon, Visa or MasterCard.
Your office may choose to pay for parking for your guests, in which
case the following payment methods are accepted: online booking
(indent), indent, Parking Services coupon or the Corporate (Visa)
Credit Card.
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Meeting Location
All of the CPC platform presentations, exhibits and social events
(Welcoming Social and Evening Banquet) will take place at the Telus
Centre for Professional Development located on the main University of
Alberta campus at 87 Avenue and 111 Street. An online interactive
version of a University of Alberta campus map, giving the location of
the Telus Centre, the Earth Sciences Building, and a number of other
relevant facilities can be viewed at:
http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/UALBERTA/layout/.
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Hotel Accomodations
Hotel accommodations are available both on and off campus.
On campus accommodations include the Campus Tower Suite Hotel which
has provided discounts for CPC 2003 registrants (see below), and
Lister Hall hotel services, booked through Conference Services
(approximately 20 ensuite hotel rooms).
Campus Tower Suite Hotel
CPC 2003 has arranged for the special rates and preferred booking
status with Campus Tower Suite Hotel. This facility is situated
right off the University of Alberta campus, on the corner of 87th
Avenue and 112th Street (#111 on campus map), directly across the
street from meeting venue at the Telus Centre. The Campus Tower
Suite Hotel is located 30 minutes from the Edmonton International
Airport, and is easily accessible by public and private
transportation. Sky Shuttle service (see above) from the airport
which stops directly in front of the hotel.
Rooms must be booked by September 1st, 2003. When booking, quote the
reservation as CPC 2003 Conference in order to obtain the preferred
rate. Rooms at the Tower Suite Hotel are full-ensuite facilites with
multiple bedrooms/beds per suite (see below for details) and are
booked on a minimum of double occupancy. Each suite has a complete
kitchen (refrigerator, stove, microwave), living room (pull-out
sofa), dining area, and a bath. Complimentary in-room coffee and tea
are available. Daily maid service is available for suites.
Rooms
Two-bedroom suite (2 available and reserved for CPC 2003)
Queen (bedroom)
Two Singles (bedroom)
Queen pull-out (living room)
:$130.00/night
Executive Suites (14 available and reserved for CPC 2003)
Queen (bedroom)
Queen pull-out (living room)
$129.00/night
Reservations
Reservations can be made through the hotel office at:
Toll-Free 1-800-771-1277
Local telephone 1-780-439-6060
Fax 1-780-433-4410
E-mail info at campustower.com; Web www.campustower.com
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Lister Hall Hotel Suites
Contact Information:
Conference Services, University of Alberta
44 Lister Hall, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H6
Tel: 780-492-4281 Fax: 780-492-7032
Toll free: 800-615-4807 (Canada only)
e-mail: conference.services at ualberta.ca
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CONFERENCE & PROGRAMS
The conference and programs includes a number of social events,
museum tours, the opportunity for study visits to collections
(daytime, Friday, September, 19th), the platform and poster
presentations on the 20th of September, and the potential field trip
that will depart Edmonton on the 21st of September.
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Social Events
Welcoming Social - Friday Evening, September 19th, main foyer, Telus
Centre, University of Alberta. There is no charge for the food to be
served at this social event; the Welcoming Social is being hosted by
the Departments of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Biological
Sciences. Alcohol will be available at a cash bar. The event,
including registration, will begin at 6pm.
CPC 2003 Evening Banquet - Saturday, September 20th , Main Dining
Room, Telus Centre, University of Alberta. Fees for this banquet are
extra to the conference registration fee and are estimated at
$45.00/person. The banquet price provides a catered and served
four-course meal including wine and bottled water.
If individuals wish to attend the banquet we highly recommend you pay
for you banquet ticket well in advance as only a small number of
'late arrivals' will be allowed to purchase banquet tickets (caterers
restrictions). Cocktail service (cash bar) will begin at 6pm, with
dinner to follow for 7pm. The evening ceremonies will involve
presentation of this year's Billings Medal winner.
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Collections Study
If anyone is interested in viewing particular specimens from the
collections at the University of Alberta Laboratory for Vertebrate
Paleontology, or the Paleontology Museum, Department of Earth and
Atmospheric Sciences, please make advance arrangements with the
relevant Curators and Collections Managers so the material will be
available on that Monday.
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Call for Papers - Saturday, September 20th.
As was noted in the First Circular, participants of CPC-2003 have the
option of submitting either a short paper or an extended abstract for
their presentations. Students are particularly encouraged to submit
short papers for publication in the volume (short papers will not be
refereed).
The submission deadline for both short papers and conventional
abstracts is extended to August 30th, 2003 to accommodate field
seasons, etc. We encourage all contributors to submit their
contributions as early as possible. Contributions may be submitted
electronically any time after June 1st, 2003 (electronic submissions
are preferred).
We are accepting abstracts for either platform presentations or
poster presentations. Platform presentations will be given in either
the morning or afternoon (schedule notices will be sent to presenters
in advance), while posters will be mounted in the morning on poster
stands set up in the foyer of the Telus Centre; authors are expected
to be at their posters for discussion with other registrants between
3:00pm and 3:30pm.
Regular abstracts should be no more than 300 words in total length
and must include a title, the names and addresses of all others, and
be written as a summary of results, etc. Extended abstracts should
be no more than three double spaced pages in length, have no more
than two small figures, and no more than 15 references in the
references list. Regarding stylistic guidelines, we are following
CJES format. Improperly formatted extended abstracts will be
returned to the corresponding author for corrections; neither the
abstracts nor extended abstracts will be refereed, but they will be
edited.
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Field Trip (Sept. 21st-24th)
Only a single field trip is being planned for CPC 2003. This
trip will be co-lead by Dr.'s Caldwell and Chatterton and will only
be undertaken if enough registrants demonstrate advance interest in
participating; on-site registrations will NOT be accepted. The
estimated cost is $350.00 CDN/person - not including food.
The tentative itinerary is a round-trip excursion:
Edmonton to Drumheller - visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum
View Cretaceous through Paleocene exposures and outcrops
Drumheller to the Burgess Shale - day tour to Walcott's Quarry
Burgess Shale to Grande Cache - drive the Banff-Jasper highway
Grande Cache - visit the dinosaur trackways
Grande Cache to Edmonton
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Conference Registration
The registration fee includes admission to the regular programs,
i.e., platform sessions, posters, other exhibits, and the Welcoming
Social on Friday, September 19th. Registration fees do not cover the
cost of the banquet; this cost is additional to the conference
registration fee and applies to all attendees (see above).
On-site registrations will be accepted, though we encourage you to
advance register so that we can better estimate the number of
registration packages and account to our caterers regarding numbers
of individuals attending the Friday Social and Saturday Banquet.
On-site registrations and the pickup of registration packages may be
done on Friday: 6:30 pm - 10:00pm, in the foyer of Telus Centre
during the Welcoming Reception, and on Saturday, beginning at 8:00 am
in the foyer of Telus Centre.
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REGISTRATION FORM - 1
Advance Conference Registration Form
(detach and mail with cheque or money order, made payable to CPC
2003, to Dr. B.D.E. Chatterton)
Name (as will appear on Conference ID Badge):
Title First Name Surname
Institution
Mailing Address
e-mail/telephone/FAX
Please circle one: Cost
Social Events
Yes/No I will attend the Friday Social N/C
Yes/No I will attend the Saturday Banquet 45.00/person _______
Conference Program
Student Registration Fee $10.00 ________
(accompanied by proof of student status)
Non-Student Registration Fee $40.00 ________
Total _________
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Please send to:
Dr. Brian D.E. Chatterton,
Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Science
1-26 Earth Sciences Building,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E9
e-mail: brian.chatterton at ualberta.ca
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REGISTRATION FORM - 2
Field Trip - Intent to Participate
(detach and mail with cheque or money order, made payable to CPC
2003, to Dr. B.D.E. Chatterton)
Name:
Title First Name Surname
Institution
Mailing Address
e-mail/telephone/FAX
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Please send to:
Dr. Brian D.E. Chatterton,
Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Science
1-26 Earth Sciences Building,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E9
e-mail: brian.chatterton at ualberta.ca
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Mr. W. Douglas Boyce, M.Sc., P.Geo., Provincial Paleontologist,
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Mines and Energy,
Mines Branch, Geological Survey Division, Regional Geology Section,
P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, NL, Canada A1B 4J6
Phone: (709) 729-2163 Fax: (709) 729-4270
WWW: http://www.geosurv.gov.nf.ca/mapping/boyce.html
http://www.geosurv.gov.nf.ca/education/fossils/index.html
http://www.canadianrockhound.com/summer97/cr9701301_nfld.html
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